Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13
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Perhaps, If They Will Read 1t Carefully,
They May do Better Themselves Next

Perhaps If They VIII Read IL Carefully,
They May do Better Themselves Next
Summer.
RchoIoh Sunday Herald.
A captain who attempted teaching nau-
ticalism to n party of ladies on a yacht, not
long since, Jared rs follows:
Lady No. Now, captain, what is n
sloop?"
Captain-"A Sloop has but one mast"
l.. (pointing to a schOoner)-'ls that a
slOop?'
C.-"No, that is n schooner. A slOOp
has but one mast; n schooner has two, us
you see. Now rcmember-sloop one mast,
schooner two"
L.-"Certainly. How many masts has
a ship?'
C.-"Three."
L.-"HIow many masts did you say a
sloop had?'
Gone. Sloop one mast, schooner
two, ship three"
l.. (pointing to a ~sloop)-"Is that a
| schooner"
C.-'No, that's 4 sloop. SloOp one mast,
schooner two, ship three"
Lob, yes, | remembcr") pointing
to n ship. "Isn't that a pretty schooner"
C.-"'rhat's not a schOoner-that's a
ship. Don't you see it has three masts?'
L.-"Oh, yes. Isn't that 4 big schooner
lying ut the wharf there?"
C.-"Schooner! Now, how many masts
has that I~eSsel?"
L.-''Three."
C.-"Well, what has three masts?"
L.-"A-a sloOp."
C.-"SIoop! Sloop has one mast, / tell
you; schooner two, ship three
Lady No. 2-"Why Jane, how stupid
you are. A schooner always has one mast"
l.. (chatty, and quite Oblivious of stu
pidity)-"What is 4 brig?'
ca brig has two masts, and is rig
gcd like Il ship with square sails"
Lady No. Jane, look at this slOOp
coming alOng?'
C.-'That's n schooner; don't you see
the two masts? SlOop one mast, schooner
two mastS, ship three masts."
L.-"Are those schooners there with
three maSrS?'
Gives"
L.-"I thought you said a schooner had
hut one mast?'
C.-"Two! two masts! Sloop one mast,
schooner two, ship three"
L.-"Butthat schooner has three mastS."
C.-"Wcll, it is a three-masted schoon-
er."
L-''Then n schooner can have any
number of mastS?'
C.-"NO. SlOOp N mast, schooner two
and sometimes three mastS, ships three
maSts."
L.-"I'm sure ! can't make it ont. It's
awiully pulling. What is 4 bark"
c. unable able longer to popularize nau-
teal science, falls back on technical ex-
prcssions)-"Vcssc with two masts ship
rugged and one mast sloOp rugged; square
sails on fore and mainmaSt, and fore-and-
aft sails on the mizzen.
L.-"Mizzen, What's Il m~izzen?"
C.-"LaSt mast aft, madam"
L.-"Aft! What's the aft?'
C.-"The stern, madam"
Lob, Pm sure | can't make it out.
Is that a sloop there?' Poiuting again TO
a schooner
C.-"No; it's a schooner! SloOp one
mast, schooner two, ship three.
L-"How many masts has a man-o'-
war;
C.-"Ihree.
L.-"wcIl, what's the difference be
tween n man-O'-war and a smack
C.-(GroanS and is silent
L.-"What are those sticks across the
maSts of that's schooner, ~captain?'
C.-'That'S not a schooner. Schooner
two masts, ships three. Sloop one. That's
a ship. Those are the yards which hold
the sails
L.-"Oh."
c. recommendation the first yard
on the foremost is the foreyard, the second
is the fore topSail yard, the the third is the
fore top-gallant yard -.
L.-"What is that yard sticking straight
up ont of tina; little schooner"
C.-"Great Scott. This-tLat's not a
schooner; it's n sloop. SlOOp one mast,
schooner two, ship three. What yOu call
her yard is her mast
Lady No. 2-"Certainly, Jane; how stu
pid you are? Captain, what are the names
of the other maSts on that schooner yards
YOU were pointing out to us?'
c.
Lady No. Captain, where are the
lubbers?'
c. captain wishes he could tell)-"Up
there on that ships masts, near the tops. y
l.. looking attentiyely at a schooner
Near the top Of the masts of that sloop:
C.-"No, no! Further down. Where
the futlock shrOuds are fastened. No, no,
not that vessel. A schooner has no lub-
bers mentally, except this one, and they
are on deck"
L.. Whose interest in the locality Of
lubbers suddenly ceases)-"Isn't that
pretty ship sailing along?'
C.-"Ship! That's an old tub of schoon'
er, ma'am. Schooner two masts, ship
three, sloop one, l tell You"
Can n sloop have two masts?'
C.-"Sloop one mast, schooner two, ship
three"
Lady No. 2-"How many masts has
ship, captain"
C.-"Ship three masts, schooner two,
sloop one"
L.-"Yes, l know. Schooner one-nC
two masts, slOop two-nO three, ship one
Thareri